Amelia Smith
Admitted to Bar: 2017
Floor Member Since: 2019
Admiralty & Maritime
Banking
Class Actions
Commercial
Commissions of Inquiry
Competition (Antitrust)
Consumer Protection
Corporate Reconstruction & Insolvency
Corporations
Criminal
Equity
Insurance
Amelia was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2017. She accepts briefs in a wide range of practice areas.
Since joining the Bar, Amelia has acted for major Australian and international corporate clients as well as smaller corporations and individuals before State and Federal Courts. She has also acted for clients before commissions of inquiry and in regulatory matters. In 2010, Amelia was the Associate to Justice McKerracher at the Federal Court of Australia.
Education
Flinders University; Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons I) and Bachelor of International Studies
University of Sydney; Master of Laws (High Distinction)
Amelia is recognised in both Global and Asia Pacific Chambers & Partners Guides 2025 for Dispute Resolution. Best Lawyers Australia 2026 recognise her for her practice in the areas of Litigation (2024 “Lawyer of the Year”), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Commercial Law and Corporate Law. She is also included in Doyle’s Guide 2024 Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel Barrister Rankings, NSW.